Collar.



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COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. m5.

1 1 59, 1 1 8. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1915.

Patented'Nov. 2, 1915.

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JOHN SPRING, 0F IRVINGTON, NEW YORK.

COLLAR.

Application filed June 7, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Irvington, in the county of VVestchester and State of New York, have inv vented new and useful Improvements in j Collars, of which the following is a specification. 'T

This invention relates to improvements in collars of the down-turned type, and particularly to means for guiding the inserted portion of a. tie between the inner and outertions liable to interfere with the washing or ironing of the collar.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a View in rear elevation of a collar of the down-turned type, showing the outer flap turned upwardly and a tie fitted in position upon the lower flap. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. t Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 'is a view illustrating a detail of construction. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified form of the invention. Fig. 6 is a similar View showing still another modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a collar of the down-turned type, including the outer fold 2 and the inner fold 3, which latter is provided as usual with the projecting end portions or flaps 4 having the but tonholes 5 for the passage of the front collar button, the intermediate portion of the inner fold being provided with the buttonhole 6 for the passage of the rear collar button.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

SPRING, a sub- Serial No. 32,670.

the outer surface of the innerfold 3 of the PatentedNov. 2, 1915.

collar is provided with one or more openings and retaining flaps for the threading of the tie and for holding the tie in guided re-- lation with the inner fold, so that it may slide easily and freely and therefore be easily adjusted in the operation of forming the knot or how. In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4., inclusive, the fold 2 has its outer or rear ply 7, provided ,with a series of four openings 8 and 9. As

shown, the openings 8 are arranged immediately on opposite sides of the transverse center of the collar, while the openings 9 are arranged between the openings 8 and the end flaps 1-. These openings are sep-arated by transverse webs 11 which form tie retaining flaps.

In the production of the collar, instead of the openings, being formed in the outermost ply of material, they are preferably formed in the two outermost plies, which plies are united along the margins of the cut-out portions by lines of stitching 12, the said plies being attached to the remaining plies of the fold 3 by a line of stitching 13 which extends around the upper edges of the plies,

thence along the margins of the flaps 4: and

. thence along the outer edges of the walls of the outer openings 9, thus leaving the flaps and remaining marginal edges of the inner plies around the walls of the openings free to accommodate themselves to ties of different thicknesses.

For convenience, economy of labor and the sake of greater strength and durability line of stitching 12. This reinforcing strip thus holds the flaps in position, and enables them to be made as full or loose as desired without regard to the looseness or tightness of the remainder of the inner plies, while it also insures their firm connection with the fold is provided upon its outer surface with openings and retaining flaps, providing a passageway between the plies of said fold through which the intermediate portion of the tie 16 may be threaded, the flaps holding the tie out of contact with the outer fold of the collar and thus enabling the tie to slide freely between the folds in adjusting the tie for the formation of the bow or knot. Hence the tie can not possibly bind, the result being that difiiculty in adjusting the tie will be avoided, as well as liability of damage to the collar, which sometimes occurs when attempts are made toadjust a tie which tightly binds between the folds.

The, invention may be modified within certain degrees and in certain respects to vary the number of guide openings and flaps as occasion may require. F or instance, in Fig. 5 I have shown the collar provided with a single long central opening 8. and oppositely disposed shorter openings 9 and intervening flaps 11, while in Fig, 6 I have shown the collar provided with a pair of oppositely disposed short openings 9 on opposite sides of its transverse center and a single intervening retaining flap 11, the

insane construction in all other respects being the same as that disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4, in-

' elusive, and as previously described.

I claim 1. A. collar of the character described hav-' portions of the outer ply about the openings, 2

and secured thereto by stitching.

2. A collar of the character described having its inner fold provided with a pair of long openings on opposite sides of its transverse center and short openings between the said long openings and ends of said fold, and flaps between the respective openings, said openings and flaps being formed by cutting the outer plies of the fold in the form desired and through the lower edges of said plies, and a reinforcing strip overlying the lower edges of the flaps and underlying the adjacent margins of the inner plies, said strip being secured to said flaps, margins and the remaining plies by stitching.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SPRING. Witnesses:

Seem BOWLING, FRANK Rnirnr. 

